English Explanatory Dictionary

mixture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of mixing.
  2. Something produced by mixing.
  3. Something that consists of diverse elements.
  4. A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
  5. A compound organ stop.
  6. A cloth of variegated colouring.
  7. A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪkstʃə/ mĭksʹchər /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ en-us-mixture.ogg

Word forms

mixture mixtures

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

Synonyms

admixture alloy amalgam blend bouillabaisse cocktail combination combo composite composition compound medley melange ming mix mixture muddle

Antonyms

non-mixture simple

Related words

mix mixer heterogeneous

Derived words

admixture bark mixture Bekhterev's mixture biomixture Bordeau mixture Bordeaux mixture Brompton mixture Burgundy mixture chalk mixture Cheshunt mixture commixture cough mixture diastereomixture dolly mixture eutectic mixture freezing mixture Gregory's mixture heather-mixture heterogeneous mixture homogeneous mixture ideal mixture intermixture lawn mixture mission mixture mixtural multimixture premixture reaction mixture remixture submixture the mixture as before the same mixture as before Yorkshire mixture
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